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Billboard Latin Hall of Fame
-- inducted 1996
Juan
Gabriel is one of Mexico's most successful vocalists. A six time
Grammy nominee, Gabriel has sold more than thirty million copies
of his albums and has performed sold out concerts throughout the world.
In addition to recording numerous hits on his own, Gabriel has produced
albums for Rocio Durcal, Lucha Villa, Lola Beltran
and Paul Anka.
 His songs have been covered by a lengthy list of Latin
artists including Ana Gabriel (no relation), Rocio Durcal,
Isabel Pantoja,
Raul di Blasio and Marc
Anthony. The recipient of the "ASCAP Songwriter Of The
Year" award in 1995, Juan Gabriel was inducted into the
"Billboard Latin Music Hall Of Fame" the following year.
During an interview shortly after his induction, Gabriel said,
"I compose songs with a lot of simplicity because my school has
been the streets and people have been my books."
The youngest of ten children, Gabriel (born: Alberto Aguilera Valadez)
was raised in the border town of Juarez by his mother, who worked as a housekeeper. He now owns the mansion in which she worked.
Singing from earliest memory, Juan Gabriel was
already writing his own songs by the age of thirteen. Changing his name
to "Adam Luna," Gabriel began singing in the nightclubs of
Juarez's downtown strip in his teens. One night spot, El Noa Noa, was
later immortalized in one of his most popular tunes.
Moving to Mexico City, and changing his name to "Juan
Gabriel," he recorded his first hit, "No Tengo Dinero (I
Have No Money)" in 1971. Over the next fourteen years, he rose to
international recognition, appearing in such films as "Nobleza
Ranchera," "Del Otro Lado Del Puerte" and "Es Mi
Vida" and selling an estimated twenty million records by 1985.
Just as his career reached its peak, Juan Gabriel
had a major conflict with BMG over control of his copyrights. Over the
next eight years, he refused to record any new material. Reaching a
compromise with BMG in 1994, he quickly made up for lost time.
In 1995, three of his songs reached the top forty of
Billboard magazine's "Hot Latin Tracks" radio charts –
his own recording of "El Palo (The Stick)," which reached
number one, and cover versions of his songs, "Como La Luna (Like
The Moon)," by Banda Maguey, and "No Tengo Dinero" by Ana Gabriel.
Hit songs include --
- Abrázame Muy Fuerte
- Adorable Mentirosa
- Debo Hacerlo
- Pero Que Necesidad
- Te Sigo Amando
- You No Se Qué Me Paso
- El Destino
- El Palo
- Así Fue
- Hasta Que Te Conoci
- Lentamente
- Cancion 187
- Infidelidad
- Todo Esta Bien
- Inocente Pobre Amigo
- Que Lastima
- Inocente de Ti
- Te Doy Las Gracias
- La Incertidumbre
- Muriendo de Amor
Juan Gabriel may be available for your next special event!
For booking information, click HERE!
Genre: Latin
Styles:
.Latin Pop.
.Mariachi.
Years active:
..60s, ..70s, ..80s, ..90s, ..00s
Born: ..in Mexico
..in Michoacán
..in Paracuaro
Jan 7, 1950
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